Two Armed Men Rob Delivery Man In P'burg Police

A pizza delivery man lost his pizza - and $106 of his and his employer's money - to armed robbers in Phillipsburg on Sunday.

It was the second armed robbery reported in the town in less than two weeks.

Police Detective Sgt. Thomas Krisak said Matt Maiella, 26, of Easton, was delivering a Domino's pizza to an address on Mercer Street at about 10:30 p.m. Sunday. Two men, one armed with a small handgun, approached him from behind and told him to "hand it over." Maiella gave them the pizza, a large pie valued at $8.69.

He also gave them $100 that belonged to Domino's, and they took $6 from his wallet, which they ordered him to hand over. The two robbers then fled on foot.

Police are investigating similarities between the Sunday robbery and one that took place May 13 at Art's Exxon on Route 22 and Lincoln Street. In that incident, two white males, one carrying a small handgun and the other carrying a knife, entered the station as the night attendant was closing up and demanded that he hand over money. They also fled on foot.